Yesterday America voted for Barack Obama to become the next president of the United States. Along with Obama, the Democrats picked up several more seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives. In addition, there will likely be one to three vacancies on the Supreme Court during Obama's tenure.

The group of Democrats that are about to come to power are not moderates or "Reagan Democrats." Those who believed that the Democratic Party should be the champion of the working class, like John Kennedy, have been pushed aside. Today's Democratic leadership is much more liberal in almost every instance. You can see this when you look at the case of Joe Lieberman. Eight years ago he was the party's vice presidential nominee. Today, even though his views haven't changed, he is considered a traitor and was even invited to speak at the Republican National Convention. The true moderates have all been pushed out of leadership and mostly out of the party. The leaders of the today's congressional Democrats would never ask anybody what they could do for their government. But instead would definitely ask you what the government can do for you and then would give it to you! They want to make pretty much everything permissible and to have the government back you up in whatever you'd like to do. There is one place where they draw the line: God. Many of them believe that God should have no place in society and especially not in government.

In the Biblical book of First Kings there is a king of Israel named Ahab. You may have heard of his queen, Jezebel. Ahab and Jezebel worked very hard to remove God from the lives of the people of Israel. They permitted many upon many temples to be built for the god Baal. They themselves worshipped in these temples and encouraged the people to do so as well, thus turning the nation away from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Things did not go well for Israel during Ahab and Jezebel's rule.

While nobody is suggesting Baal worship, for some time now God has been slowly been marginalized in America. You can expect that His removal from our land will pick up speed in the years to come. I don't really know what Barack Obama thinks of God. He is a subscriber of Black Liberation Theology. Scholars of BLT believe Jesus's teachings were designed to liberate, but in an earthly sense instead of a more spiritual one. So it is unknown what President Obama will do with anti-God legislation that passes his desk. Will he veto it? Will he sign it?

For nearly two centuries God was a central figure in American life. In 1782, Congress declared "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools." The motto "In God We Trust" began appearing on our currency during the Civil War. In 1954, the words "under God" were added to the Pledge of Allegiance.

Less than ten years later God began to fall out of favor with some Americans and they began to push for His removal from society. In 1963, the Supreme Court ruled in Abington School District v. Schempp that reading the Bible over a school's intercom system was unconstitutional. This was followed soon after with the abolishment of prayer in public schools. In 1980, the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools was also found to be unconstitutional. A state's right to require the teaching of the belief that God created the Earth along with the teaching of evolution was stuck down in 1987. While these decisions were all based in the schools, other God-centric aspects of American life have gone away as well. Nativity scenes can no longer be placed on the grounds of government builds. The Ten Commandments have also been removed from court buildings, even though most of our laws were derived from them. And there are numerous challenges to the motto and the pledge working their way through the court system.

God isn't being removed just from government buildings and teachings. A couple of years ago the nation's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, advertised Holiday Trees. These were, of course, pine trees that could be displayed and decorated. What was the difference between a "Holiday Tree" and a "Christmas Tree?" The word "Christmas." You see, some group was offended by the mention of "Christ," and so Wal-Mart thought it better to remove that offensive term than lose customers. Thankfully, the public outcry was such that "Christmas Trees" were again for sale at Wal-Mart soon thereafter. I wonder why some people are offended by "Christ?" Could it be that they know deep in their hearts that He is not happy with the lives they are leading?

Of course it isn't just God that is disappearing, it is the morals He gave His children. Just last week the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case about cussing on television. It seems that the networks would prefer not to be fined by the Federal Communications Commission whenever a "celebrity" utters an offensive word on live television during an awards show. This is just another example of how our society has allowed crassness to enter everyday life. When television was invented in the 1930s nobody would have even considered saying something nasty on a medium where children might be watching, everything on television was "G" rated. If the court sides with the networks on this one, you can bet that they'll be back in a few years asking to be allowed to have those types of things said at anytime, not just on "live" broadcasts. When Hugh Hefner launched Playboy magazine in 1953 with a naked Marilyn Monroe inside it was shocking to many Americans. Now almost every major movie actress has been seen topless by millions of Americans and very few people bat an eye. You can be sure that there will be a case sometime soon asking why a 17-year-old can attend an "R" rated movie, but can not be in one (in the nude). Some judge somewhere will surely drop the pornography age limit, and not just to 17 but probably 16. After all, if you can be allowed to drive a car, why shouldn't you be allowed to show your goods to earn money to buy a car?

Please understand that I am not suggesting that we become a puritan society. But for the sake of our children, shouldn't you need to be an adult before you are subjected to the less than innocent elements of life? I believe that you need to have some maturity before you are able to process certain ideas and suggested lifestyles.

Our society is becoming more and more permissive everyday, which the liberals are thrilled about. President Barack Obama will most certainly have the opportunity to change the make-up of the Supreme Court. With the new Democrats leading Congress he should have no problem nominating some very liberal individuals to the court, should he choose to do so. Partial-birth abortion is sure to be legal again before he leaves office. The death penalty may also be gone, even for mass murders and child rapists. With the combination of a liberal senator being promoted to the White House and very liberal congressional leaders setting the legislative agenda our nation is entering a new era, one not unlike that ruled by Ahab and Jezebel, where God and His ideals will be pushed toward the door.